This modest little controller/USB drive could represent the future of gaming.

Thanks to smartphones and tablets, the Android gaming world has exploded in the past few years — so much so that development company PlayJam hatched the idea for a portable console that allows you to play Android games on your television.

The advantage? There are no wires, no huge box and no complicated controllers.

The GameStick will come bundled with a simple Bluetooth game controller and a memory stick the size of a USB flash drive. The bundle looks like any portable gaming device from Nintendo or Sony but is intended to provide the same immersive experience you might have playing Xbox 360 or PS3 titles — for a supposed fraction of the cost.

A&E reporter John Wenzel has covered a variety of topics for The Denver Post over the years, including video games, comedy, music and the fine arts. He's been playing and loving video games since his dad brought home a sweet ColecoVision in 1983. Catch him on PSN as beardsandgum.

Hugh got his start writing for the Cheyenne and Woodmen Edition newspapers in Colorado Springs. In 2011 he moved to Denver where he has written for Denver Urban Spectrum and Colorado Community Media’s Wheat Ridge Transcript. Hugh joined The Denver Post in 2014 as an editorial assistant.